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Re: Wrapping cables

Subject: Re: Wrapping cables
From: "freitojos" freitojos
Date: Tue Dec 13, 2011 11:10 am ((PST))
Thank you Dan,
I make my own cables and I am going to use a snake cable, Klotz PW02,and as=
 you sugest I am going to see if it is better to use 5 pin xlr to 3pin y ad=
ptors or four 3 pin xlr.
Best regards,
Jos=C3=A9

--- In  Dan Dugan <> wrote:
>
> > I am interestes in one cable 6 conductors for ms stereo recording, why =
two cords when you can have only one with two xlr each side, is a lot more =
easy to whrap and I think the interference can be controled. Does anyone kn=
ows about this cable.
>
> This can be done as a 6-conductor "snake" cable make with two separately =
shielded pairs bundled together inside a single jacket, or by intentionally=
 misusing a star-quad cable with two pairs and a common shield. The latter =
approach is lighter.
>
> In either case the channels can be split with a Y-splice at each end to 3=
-pin XLRs, or for more flexibility but more weight, wired with the standard=
 5-pin XLRs, with 5-pin to two 3-pin Y-adaptors for each end.
>
> -Dan
>








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